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Date:      Tue, 15 Jun 1999 17:17:46 +0200
From:      Juergen Nickelsen <ni@tellique.de>
To:        David Shaw <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: reading files.
Message-ID:  <37666E9A.33FB34F9@tellique.de>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9906131445410.7278-100000@fkr.dynip.com> <Pine.GSO.3.96.990614110658.7830A-100000@sol.cs.binghamton.edu> <19990614143734.B4439@jabberwocky.com>

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David Shaw wrote on freebsd-security:

> It's true that the NT Administrator can't read files that he doesn't
> have permission for, but since Administrator controls the ACLs, if he
> can't read something, he can trivially just change the permissions and
> give himself access!

He can't without taking over the ownership of the file, i. e. he can,
but the original owner can tell afterwards.

Greetings, Juergen.

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Juergen Nickelsen <ni@tellique.de>
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